Melissa Baumgartner is owner of Midwest Fitness Consulting, LLC; a company that specializes in worksite health promotion and the creator of LWC; a Lifestyle Wellness Coaching training program. She is a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and wellness coach. Melissa is an international training specialist for AFAA; a test item writer and subject mater expert for ACE; as well as a Premier Consultant for Sunshine Fitness Resources. She was recognized by ACE as the 2004 runner-up Group Fitness Instructor of the Year.
Melissa has worked in the health and fitness industry in the United States and abroad for more than twenty years. In that time she has worked with the military, firefighters, collegiate athletes, fortune 500 companies and those with mental and physical limitations.
As an educator, consultant, author and professional speaker, Melissa has spent 10 plus years educating other fitness professionals around the globe. She has spoken at many trade shows to include; Club Industry, AFPA, SCW, Fitness Experience, Fit in the City, APEX Latin America, APEX Europe and APEX Asia.
Melissa stands by her philosophy that a great quality of life in wellness and physical fitness should not be a luxury, but a necessity available to all. She does her part in this by volunteering her services in impoverished neighborhoods across the St Louis area, as well as volunteering for the National Arthritis Foundation.
Certifications: ACE, ACSM, AFAA, WellCoach, and WELCOA
Memberships: IDEA, ICF and WELCOA
